SCHUSS FUSS

Tim Blair

–,
Saturday,
December,
15,
2012,(5:02am)

Besides gay marriage, the ultimate first world problem must be the threat to skiing presented by alleged climate change – which presumably is the reason why rich leftists at the New York Times worry so much about it. Back in 2007, the Times – which has a history of chill panic – asked:

How Do You Ski if There Is No Snow?

The correct answer to that question, as to almost every question about climate change, is: “Who cares?” But still the Times is concerned about the ability of wealthy poseurs to attain satisfactorily slippy descent speeds:

Whether this winter turns out to be warm or cold, scientists say that climate change means the long-term outlook for skiers everywhere is bleak. The threat of global warming hangs over almost every resort, from Sugarloaf in Maine to Squaw Valley in California. As temperatures rise, analysts predict that scores of the nation’s ski centers, especially those at lower elevations and latitudes, will eventually vanish.

This same article, in an aside, notes that “the winter of 2010-11 was one of the snowiest in recent memory”. And snow salvation is currently but a flight away:

The heavy snowfalls in France and Switzerland have now spread east. Austria has received huge amounts this week. Already people are talking about it being the best start to winter in living memory …

It has been another week of bumper snowfall.

Austria has done well and resorts are opening across the country.

Elsewhere in the Alps resorts are starting early and Christmas looks like being one of the best ever.

Global warming ain’t quite so global. And it isn’t even that local, according to Pennsylvania ski area owner Barbara Green:

“In 2008, ‘09 and ‘10, we had record years [for skiing],” she said. “We had the highest number of skiers in the nation skiing right here in Pennsylvania …

“I don’t think the climate is any different than it was 35 years ago when this place opened.”

The real danger to the skiing industry, says Green, may be the warming-obsessed media:

“We all had snow, but everybody was saying isn’t it terrible, global warming, the poor ski resorts, and the Pennsylvania ski resorts are saying we have snow. We couldn’t get the message out that we had snow and the skiing was good.”

Just because the Times is tanking doesn’t give it the right to take others down with it.

Well if there’s a snow shortage, the eco-elites can simply fly to Dubai.

All that evil oil money used to make snow in a tropical desert. Ouch!

But look at the opportunities ... after Qatar and Poland the luvvies can have their next expenses paid trip to the Dubai ski fields so they can ritually denounce their hosts for Gaia hating as they whoosh down the slopes!

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